Homework Practice: Coding Weather Data

Weather Homework Practice

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Homework Practice: Coding Weather Data

Weather Homework Practice

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Grade: College

Subject: Coding

Topic: Weather

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Questions: 5

Instructions:
Read each question carefully and answer in complete code-related terms. Assume you are working in a college-level programming course and may use any standard programming language concepts unless a specific language is named. Show reasoning when helpful, but keep answers concise and clear.

Skills Practiced:

Weather
Coding
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

You have a list of daily temperatures for one week: [72, 75, 71, 68, 70, 74, 76]. Write the algorithm steps to calculate the average temperature.

2Question

Write a simple pseudocode program that asks the user for the current weather condition (sunny, rainy, or snowy) and prints an appropriate clothing recommendation.

3Question

A weather app stores data in a dictionary/object with keys for city, temperature, humidity, and windSpeed. Write a sample data structure for a city of your choice and explain what each key represents.

4Question

Write a function in pseudocode or a language of your choice that returns 'Storm Warning' if wind speed is greater than 40 mph or if rainfall is greater than 2 inches. Otherwise, it should return 'Normal Conditions'.

5Question

Design the logic for a weather dashboard that displays the average temperature for each of 7 days and also highlights the hottest day. Describe the steps your program would follow, including how you would determine the hottest day from the data.

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	1. Add all temperatures together. 2. Count the number of days. 3. Divide the sum by the count. 4. Return the result as the average.
2	START INPUT weather IF weather = 'sunny' THEN print 'Wear sunglasses and light clothing.' ELSE IF weather = 'rainy' THEN print 'Bring an umbrella and wear a raincoat.' ELSE IF weather = 'snowy' THEN print 'Wear a heavy coat, gloves, and boots.' ELSE print 'No recommendation available.' END
3	Example: { city: 'Chicago', temperature: 64, humidity: 58, windSpeed: 12 } - city: the name of the location - temperature: the current air temperature - humidity: the percentage of moisture in the air - windSpeed: how fast the wind is blowing
4	FUNCTION weatherAlert(windSpeed, rainfall) IF windSpeed > 40 OR rainfall > 2 THEN RETURN 'Storm Warning' ELSE RETURN 'Normal Conditions' END IF END FUNCTION
5	1. Store the 7 daily temperatures in an array/list. 2. Initialize variables for total and hottestDay. 3. Loop through the temperatures. 4. Add each temperature to the total. 5. Compare each temperature to the current highest value. 6. If a temperature is higher, update the hottest temperature and record its day index. 7. After the loop, compute the average by dividing total by 7. 8. Display the average temperature and the hottest day with its temperature.